Topics: International Student Experience
Using chemical engineering to launch a consulting career in environmental assessment
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What kind of work do you do and what is its impact? I’m an environmental assessment and permitting specialist at WSP. My role is to help clients understand the environmental impacts of their projects — not just on the natural environment, but…
What’s it like to work on high-end business jets?
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Cynric Li loved the project-focused nature of Integrated Engineering and being able to work on real-world, student-directed projects with his classmates in each year of the program. He’s now a systems integration engineer for Bombardier.
Electrical engineering alum turned entrepreneur: Meet Natik
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Job: Co-founder of YCJ Venture Studio
Co-op work terms offer incredible learning opportunities for Mashrur
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How did you get interested in engineering?There came a certain point where I had to decide between pure science and applied science – did I want to focus on the theoretical or did I want to do something more real and tangible? Engineering was the…
Integrated engineering set Han Yu up to work on drivetrain systems for Hyundai
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Integrated engineering was a good choice for me because it exposed me to many different engineering disciplines and helped me understand how they connect.
Meet Teck’s manager of technical growth for new mines
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Job: Manager of Technical Growth at Teck Resources Limited
Vantage One set the foundation for Charisma’s success at UBC Engineering
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How did you become interested in engineering?I always loved math and participated in math competitions like the math Olympiad when I was younger. My parents suggested I look into the applied sciences as something to study in university, rather than…
Choose Canada. Choose BC. Choose UBC Engineering.
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A degree from UBC opens a world of possibilitiesWondering where you want to pursue your engineering degree? No matter where you are living now, your best choice for quality, diversity, reputation, career opportunities and value for money is most…
From refugee camp to UBC to an impressive career at Kiewit
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What got you interested in engineering?I was born in the Democratic Republic of Congo, a country that’s been embroiled in civil war for decades, and I grew up in a refugee camp in Swaziland. For some reason, even as a very small child, I was…